Mad Angel/Strategies

After completion of Fallen From Grace, a stronger version of the Mad Angel can be awoken and fought again in Ardeaglais.

• Completion of Fallen From Grace

• 60 Attack
• 60 Strength
• 43 Prayer minimum for Protect from Melee / Protect from Magic
  • 70 Prayer and 70 Defence for Piety

• The fastest route to the cathedral in which the Mad Angel resides is via Ardeaglais teleport.
• Alternatively, use a Slayer ring to teleport to the cave underneath the boss. Then either interact with the golem to the north and climb the stairs to the boss, or exit the cave to the west and run to the boss.
• You may also use a necklace of passage, then run west and climb the rocks to reach the front door to the cathedral. This requires you to have mined the rocks at the top of the shortcut, as well as 54 Agility.

Auto-retaliate should be disabled or you risk being dragged during the blast attack, which can result in failing the mechanic.

The Mad Angel attacks primarily with melee, and is weak to golembane weapons.

Protect from Melee will reduce the max hit of its standard attacks from 31 to 5. After three standard attacks, it will perform a special attack.

Upon reaching 350 Hitpoints (~45%), the Mad Angel will enter the enrage phase at the next available opportunity, denoted by a ...! overhead message. During this phase, its special attacks are performed quicker, requiring quicker reaction times to counter them. Additionally, it will use all three of its specials consecutively at the start of this phase.

Since the blast attack damage mechanic always deals a fixed 18-22 damage, players with high damage setups can intentionally fail this mechanic for the next sweep/smite attack punish to occur sooner. When done strategically, this leads to faster kill times but possibly lowers kills per trip if supplies are an issue.

Melee is the simplest and most effective way to kill the Mad Angel. Due to its golembane weakness, a granite hammer is particularly effective, although many other crush weapons are viable.

Lower tier options still perform relatively well since accuracy is guaranteed after perfectly dodging the sweep attack and max hits are guaranteed on the first hitsplat after perfectly praying against the smite attack. Lower damage setups will find swapping weapons throughout the fight to be worthwhile. For example, using the dual macuahuitl when accuracy is guaranteed, but using a higher accuracy weapon during other parts of the fight.

Most other ranged and magic setups will not perform well due to the boss's defence; however, the twisted bow can take advantage of the opportunities to hit with guaranteed accuracy.